We had so much fun in class yesterday! It really was one of those totally perfect mornings where everyone was engaged, cooperative, and super productive. What were we doing? Pumping ourselves up for our last round of state tests. What??? Fun and tests in the same sentence? Yup! I had two activities going. First, students…
You know that ugly word I was avoiding earlier this month? You know, those things that take over our curriculum each spring? The very big state t-e-s-t-s. Yuck! Well, we‘re less than a month out from the applied skills section which means writing, writing, writing is on our minds. I really don’t like to “teach…
As I mentioned last week, our state testing starts today. We spent Friday afternoon doing test “pump up” activities to encourage students to do their best. I wanted to share a freebie we created with you. Test-taking can be stressful for students. Before our standardized tests each year, we discuss strategies that can help…